Introduction to CHIPS Flashcards
What is the definition of psychology?
there is no agreed definition, it is referred to as a social and a biological science
what is the mind-body problem?
is the mind connected to the body?
what is the nature-nuture debate?
to what extent are traits inherited? to what extent are they determined by experience?
what is the replication crisis?
problems with reliability and replicability of experiments, much of literature is not true
what did diederik stapel do?
he made up all of his data in his experiments
what did bem do?
he got impossible results using a standard experiment used by many today
what implications are there from bem?
standard experiments may not be reliable if they are producing impossible results